I have no special financial or real estate expertise, and I have based my belief that the bottom would have to fall out of the Hawaii market on common sense. But try to have a realistic conversation about housing with anyone here with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, and they look at you like you're crazy... It has felt a bit like living in the Twilight Zone, and I had started to question if it would ever happen myself.

I feel for the individuals losing their homes, but something had to give, and 'they' (meaning everyone from all sides who contributed to this mess) certainly didn't care about the people they were pricing out of the market on the way up.

Foreclosures are up? Prices are about to come down. This is GREAT news to me.

Why would a diving dollar make Hawaii's real estate stronger than those on the mainland? Do we use a different currency?? Besides, why buy real estate when you can buy Citigroup? The real estate market is so over. Heck, it's never been a better long-term investment than equities anyway.

Hey, great blog. I live in Hawaii, make real estate software, and have been looking for a local equivalent of irvinehousingblog or doctorhousingbubble, both based in socal. It would be great if you started posting again. I'd be a regular visitor. Thanks!

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